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If your fingers are up here: You pride yourself on knowing everything. No wonder your friends use you as their personal Google.






                                                                                                                                W H A T
                                                                                                                                T H E S E

                                                                                                                                O T H E R
                                                                                                                               H A B I T S
                                                                                                                                M E A N







                                                                                                                              If you start at
                                                                                                                              the beginning
                                                                                                                             “It’s like this for a
                                                                                                                             reason.” —You, at
                                                                                                                            least twice a week







                                                                                                                               If you start
                                                                                                                                at the end
                                                                                                                              You lurve being
                                                                                                                               different. You
                                                                                                                             might even read
                                                                                                                             backward just to
                         If you fold it over...                           If you lay it on your lap...                       *look* different.
                                                                                                                             Honestly, though,
                You’re the type to show up right before the two-    Teachers called you out for texting in class, but you   it’s working. Clout.
               minute Uber grace period runs out and announce       charmed your way out of any actual detention. Now
               yourself like you’ve been waiting for hours. P.S. We   you consistently leave your 9-to-5 at 4:45 because
             see you thinking about bailing on the rest of this page.   your boss thinks you’re the cutest (because you are).



                                                                                                                             If you take out
                                                                                                                             the subscription
                                                                                                                                cards first
                                                                                                                              You’re all about
                                                                                                                               cutting to the
                                                                                                                               chase—only
                                                                                                                               the essentials
                                                                                                                              matter. Related:
                                                                                                                              You use Gmail
                                                                                                                              auto responses,
                                                                                                                             like, all the time.









                                                                                                                               If you keep
                                                                                                                              those cards in
                                                                                                                             FOMO is slowly
                                                                                                                              destroying your
                                                                                                                             life. What are you
                                                                                                                             waiting for? Just
                                                                                                                              use them, dude.




                                                                                                                               H O W   W E
                   If you spread it on a table...                      If you double-fist it up high...                          K N O W

               Reading this from your corner office? Hell yes you    You often mistake genuine compliments for shade.
                                                                                                                             Karen Donaldson,
              are! A flat lay–esque strategy suggests you pay those   Holding a mag like this signals that you’re a lil defen-  body-language
              credit-card bills on time and own work presentations   sive (even while consuming delightful content)...or     expert and public-
                      like J.Lo at any given awards show.               you’re, like, legitimately hiding. Either way!        speaking coach





                                            If your fingers are down here: You’re clutch at multitasking. In fact, your texting-and-walking skills are legendary.
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